Remember When McCain Opposed Lobbyists?

July 27, 2008 – 12:47 pm

…Mr. McCain, who has locked up the Republican presidential nomination, has received more than $181,600 from lobbyists and trade groups, while Mr. Obama has received just over $6,000…”We are 100 percent behind McCain,” said Kathryn Braden Huffard, a lobbyist at Fierce, Isakowitz, whose clients include Fannie Mae, the mortgage giant. “In the wake of the Abramoff affair, it seems, there has to be a villain. But Senator McCain understands that many lobbyists are smart people who have experience on the issues.”

John McCain likes to talk a big game when it comes to many issues, including campaign finance reform, yet his actions speak much louder than his words. Since his signature campaign finance law went into effect six years ago, the amount of money poured into politics via special interests has skyrocketed.